Inga is as patriotic, obstinate, bullheaded, and wonderful as America. (Is that a compliment?)

She was a Beanie Baby buddy long before they were on the forefront of kid marketing. Too bad she threw away all of the poems and wrote her name on all of the tags. But she loves her beanies, and the rest of the too-many stuffed animals she has.

Inga entered Kindergarten as a four-year-old, something that isn't as common as it used to be. But she was up to the task, brings home some of the highest grades among her peers, and continues to fit in socially.